It’s time to take another look at our 2017 Budget. This time for Bandai S.H. Figuarts.
Like our Marvel Legends budget, this isn’t a completely accurate list, and we are drawing conclusions about what will be released based on what was released. Let’s start by looking at 2016. In 2016 there were a total of 72 figures from Star Wars, Marvel, Dragonball, Naruto, Kinnikuman, Lupin, Body Kun and Chan, Pokemon, Super Mario, Ranma, TMNT, DC, Bruce Lee, Music, and WWE. Please note this list does not focus on Tokusatsu, which includes Super Sentai (Power Rangers) and Kamen Rider lines. If you bought everything on the list below, you spent about US $4,896.37 on your collection (I just cried a little after calculating that).
January
Marvel – Mark 44 Hulkbuster
Bruce Lee – Bruce Lee
Star Wars – Obi-Wan
DragonBall – Trunks
Naruto – Minato Namikaze
February
Kinnikuman – Struggle for Throne
Kinnikuman – Soldier
Star Wars – Captain Phasma
Star Wars – Jedi Luke re-issue
March
Freddy Mercury – Freddy Mercury
Dragonball – Beerus
April
Lupin – Lupin
Lupin – Fujiko
Body Kun – Grey DX
Body Chan – Grey DX
Body Kun – Flesh
Body Chan – Flesh
Pokemon – Pikachu
Star Wars – Biker Scout and
Super Mario – Bowser
Dragonball – Vegeta
Kinnikuman – The Ninja
Star Wars – Black Stormtrooper
May
Marvel – Captain America
DragonBall – Super Saiyan Trunks
Star Wars – Mace Windu
Kinnikuman – Brocken Jr
Dragonball – Son Gohan
Marvel – Ultron
Marvel – Mark 44 Hulkbuster re-issue
Star Wars – FO Stormtrooper
June
Marvel – Iron Man Mark 46
Kinnikuman – Ashuraman
Ranma 01-feb – Shampoo
Dragonball – Goku Awakening
July
Marvel – Ant-Man
Star Wars – Farm Luke
Naruto – Naruto
Kinnikuman – Neptune King
August
Ranma 01-feb – Ranma
TMNT – Donatello
TMNT – Leonardo
Star Wars – FO Stormtrooper
Dragonball – Whis
September
Star Wars – Jango Fett
Kinnikuman – Warsman
Kinnikuman – Robin Mask
Marvel – Mark 42 Re-issue
Dragonball – Piccolo
Kinnikuman – Great
Marvel – Black Widow
Lupin – Jigen
October
Marvel – Tony Stark
Star Wars – Clonetrooper Phase 2
Star Wars – Battle Droid Genosha
Dragonball – Vegeta
Body Kun – Black
Body Chan – Black
Body Kun – Grey DX
Body Chan – Grey DX
Lupin – Zenigata
TMNT – Raphael
Naruto – Sasuke
November
Marvel – Iron Man Mark 3
Star Wars – Obi-Wan Ep 2
Super Mario – Super Mario re-issue
Marvel – Black Panther
Naruto – Itachi Uchiha
TMNT – Michealangelo
Pokemon – Charizard
December
WWE – The Rock
WWE – Steve Austin
DC – Harley Quinn
Star Wars – K-2SO
Star Wars – Deathtrooper
Star Wars – Shore Trooper
Let’s look at 2017. So far we know the following is listed, available for pre-order. Eighteen figures so far costing you US $1,022. Granted there are reissues, but we know that some of you missed them the first time around. If 2017 rounds out like 2016, then you can expect to pay another 3 grand in toys, maybe more. It seems that we get at least one of each Brand each month. Our monthly toy pull looks like:
Star Wars
Dragonball
Marvel
DC
Naruto
Movie (Bruce Lee, etc)
Music (Freddy Murcury, Michael Jackson)
Anime (Ranma, Lupin, etc.)
I don’t know where WWE is going in all this, but we know Triple H is on the way, and we should expect more. Now that TMNT cartoons are done, what is next? And Stay Puft? Without the rest of the Ghostbusters? Star Wars teased Chewie (March?), ANH Obi-Wan (April?), Ep 3 Obi-Wan (May?), R2-D2 (June?), C-3PO (June?), we are still waiting on Anakin (July?), and there are battle droids (August?) and clones (November?) in the pipeline as well. And if December 2016 saw a huge push for Star Wars Rogue One, then we can expect December 2017 see a huge push for Episode VIII. And I am certain I could conjure up a similar list for Marvel, DC, Naruto and the rest. While 72 was the magic number in 2016, I think 96 might be closer to right in 2017 and that might push you towards the US $5,000 mark (my wallet just flash burned into a pile of dust).
January
Devilman – Devilman
Bruce Lee – Bruce Lee Yellow Track Suit
Star Wars – RO Stormtrooper
Star Wars – RO Combat Assault Tank Commander
Bruce Lee – Bruce Lee Re-issue
Ghostbusters – Stay Puft Marshmellow Man
Marvel – AOU Hawkeye
Dragonball – Son Gohan
February
DC – Joker
Kinnikuman – Nemesis
Kinnikuman – Ramenman
Star Wars – Han Solo
Pokemon – Pikachu Re-issue
Ranma – Akane Tendo
Dragonball – Perfect Cell
Marvel – Warmachine
Star Wars – Kylo Ren
March
Naruto – Rock Lee